Shakespeare Acting Workshop

Unlocking Shakespeare.

Shakespearean verse presents many problems for actors both in comprehension and performance but by the application of a few simple techniques, you can make the verse work for you, the actor.

This is an intensive workshop and a unique way of discovering Shakespeare. By referring to The First Folio for a return to the original texts and avoiding the literary and intellectual baggage that has accumulated over the centuries, the workshop combines the theatrical techniques of Jacques Lecoq with a practical approach to interpretation.

The techniques you will acquire during the workshop include:

Textual and verse analysis in relation to performance;
Corporal control and expression;
Breathing;

By studying and practicing these techniques, applying them to scenes and monologues individually and in small groups you get a better grasp of Shakespeare's language.

You will be directed and guided through the process, learning how to use the verse to develop characterisation and at the end of the workshop you will be left with a unique understanding of Shakespeare's verse and how to make it work for you as an actor, a studied and developed monologue, which could be used as an audition piece and a knowledge of some of Lecoq's techniques, particularly in regard to how movement and text are one.

The workshop will be taken by Colin David Reese, an actor and director for over 40 years, working in the UK, Canada and France. Over the course of his career he has worked with such names as Sir John Gielgud, Alan Bennet, Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Sophie Marceau, Lauren Bacall and Harold Pinter. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy, followed by two years with Jacques Lecoq in Paris and has attended many workshops on Shakespeare including “Is Shakespeare Still our Contemporary?” with Jan Kott and “Original Shakespeare” with Patrick Tucker.


To apply for the workshop please contact Lucy on

assistant@marlowes-agency.com
Mob:07538 389961/07505-787122



Marlowes, P.O Box 64576
London, SW17 1BP

Some comments from previous participants;

“the technique is different … and it works”
“ the workshop gave me an understanding of how to use the tools in the text and my speech felt so different afterwards”
“a great tutor and actor sharing his skills”
“the extensive research and knowledge make for a fascinating workshop”